朘
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Meaning: to reduce
💡 Imagine 'juān' as 'juice' being squeezed out—reducing the fruit's volume.
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Character Story & Explanation
朘 (juān) means 'to reduce' or 'to diminish'. It is rarely used in modern Chinese, mostly appearing in classical texts. The character combines 月 (flesh) and 夋 (to shrink), suggesting a physical decrease. Its cultural equivalent in the West might be the concept of 'abatement' or 'curtailment' in legal or economic contexts, but 朘 carries a more visceral, bodily sense of reduction.
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